1932 California

7–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Ingram.

Schedule and results

California in 1932, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 20–6; won vs. West Coast Navy 13–0; lost vs. Santa Clara 0–12; won vs. Olympic Club 22–6; tied vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 12–12; lost vs. Washington State 2–7; won at Washington 7–6; won vs. Nevada 38–0; lost at USC 7–27; won vs. Idaho 21–6; tied vs. Stanford 0–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 27–7+38−20Won 20–6 vs. UC Davis+14UC DavisWon 13–0 vs. West Coast Navy+13West Coast NavyLost 0–12 vs. Santa Clara-12Santa ClaraWon 22–6 vs. Olympic Club+16Olympic ClubTied 12–12 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)0Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 2–7 vs. Washington State-5Washington StateWon 7–6 at Washington+1WashingtonWon 38–0 vs. Nevada+38NevadaLost 7–27 at USC-20USCWon 21–6 vs. Idaho+15IdahoTied 0–0 vs. Stanford0StanfordWon 27–7 vs. Georgia Tech+20Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 27–⁠7; tied for 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
169–⁠89
Coach
William Ingram
Elo
1530 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

  • Hank SchaldachRBAP-1; NEA-1

Second team

  • Gus CastroQBAP-2
  • Dick TozerOTAP-2; NEA-2
  • John RansomeOTAP-2
  • Sam GillOGUP-2; NEA-2
  • Howard ChristieCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠010–⁠0
Washington State5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠26–⁠4
Washington3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
California2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠44–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠5
Montana0–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.